Nate Duehr wrote: > On May 2, 2008, at 8:31 PM, Vitaliy wrote: > >> Saw this on CNN the other day, parents of kindergarteners camped out >> in >> front of a high-performing school to try to get their children in. >> >> > "She wants it so much, she started camping out at 2 o'clock on Monday >> afternoon for a registration that's Thursday morning. When she >> arrived, she >> realized she's # 30 in line." >> >> So much for the argument that public schools suck because of the >> parent's >> indifference... > > Yes, but why is their "regular" school a "low-performer"? > > Have they even attempted to address that, or is this just a non- > sequitur? > > Did they camp in front of the bad schools to get the district to fire > whoever's responsible for it under-performing? > > Sorry, harsh thoughts -- but there's not nearly enough information. Oh, I just realized these are pre-Kindergarten parents. We'll see what they do for Grades 1-12 and how much energy they have. Nate -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist